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Lexicon :: Strong's H5387 - nāśî'

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נָשִׂיא
Transliteration
nāśî'
Pronunciation
naw-see'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
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TWOT Reference: 1421b,1421c

Strong’s Definitions

נָשִׂיא nâsîyʼ, naw-see'; or נָשִׂא nâsiʼ; from H5375; properly, an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mist:—captain, chief, cloud, governor, prince, ruler, vapour.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 132x

The KJV translates Strong's H5387 in the following manner: prince (96x), captain (12x), chief (10x), ruler (6x), vapours (3x), governor (1x), chief (with H5387) (1x), clouds (1x), part (1x), prince (with H5387) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 132x
The KJV translates Strong's H5387 in the following manner: prince (96x), captain (12x), chief (10x), ruler (6x), vapours (3x), governor (1x), chief (with H5387) (1x), clouds (1x), part (1x), prince (with H5387) (1x).

  1. one lifted up, chief, prince, captain, leader

  2. rising mist, vapour

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נָשִׂיא nâsîyʼ, naw-see'; or נָשִׂא nâsiʼ; from H5375; properly, an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mist:—captain, chief, cloud, governor, prince, ruler, vapour.
STRONGS H5387: Abbreviations
I. נָשִׂיא 128 noun masculine one lifted up, i.e. a chief prince; — absolute נ׳ Exodus 22:27 +; construct נְשִׂיא Genesis 23:6 +; plural נְשִׂיאִים Joshua 22:32 +, נְשִׂיאִים Joshua 22:32 +, נְשִׂאִים Exodus 34:31 + 7 times, נְשִׂיאִם Genesis 17:20 + 3 times, נְשִׂאִם Exodus 35:27; construct נְשִׂיאֵי Exodus 16:22 +; suffix נְשִׂיאַי Ezekiel 45:8, נְשִׂיאֶיהָ Ezekiel 32:29, נְשִׂיאֵיהֶם Numbers 17:21, נְשִׂיאֵהֶם Numbers 17:17, etc.; — mostly in Israel:
1. בְּעַמְּךָ נ׳ of any chief man, Exodus 22:27 (E; human ruler, over against אֱלֹהִים).
2. of Solomon 1 Kings 11:34. Elsewhere only Ezekiel, P, Chronicles: —
3. of Abraham Genesis 23:6, and heads of Ishmaelite tribes Genesis 17:20; Genesis 25:16.
4. rulers of the congregation, נְשִׂיאֵי הָעֵדָה Exodus 16:22; Joshua 9:15, 18; Joshua 22:30, בָּעֵדָה הַנּ׳ Exodus 34:31, compare Exodus 35:27; Leviticus 4:22; Joshua 9:18b; Joshua 9:19, 21 (twice in verse); Joshua 17:4; Joshua 22:14 (3 times in verse); Joshua 22:32 (all P); especially
5. tribal chiefs and representatives, according to the religious organization of P, Numbers 1:16, 44; Numbers 2:3 + 57 times Numbers (especially chapters 2, 7, 34; note נְשִׂיא נְשִׂיאֵי הַלֵּוִי Numbers 3:32); compare 1 Chronicles 2:10; 1 Chronicles 4:38; 1 Chronicles 5:6; 1 Chronicles 7:40; 2 Chronicles 1:2, also 1 Kings 8:1 (probably gloss, omitted by Greek Version of the LXX Benz), 2 Chronicles 5:2.
6. in Ezekiel:
a. of Zedekiah (for מֶלֶךְ see Böhmer8K 1900, 112 ff.), Ezekiel 7:27; Ezekiel 12:10, 12; Ezekiel 21:30, + Ezekiel 19:1 (read singular Greek Version of the LXX Ew Hi Co Berthol Toy).
b. chief men of Judah Ezekiel 21:17; Ezekiel 22:6; Ezekiel 45:8, 9.
c. future Davidic king Ezekiel 34:24; Ezekiel 37:25, compare Ezekiel 44:3 (twice in verse) + 16 times Ezekiel 45, 46, 48.
d. foreign princes Ezekiel 26:16; Ezekiel 27:21; Ezekiel 30:13; Ezekiel 32:29; Ezekiel 38:2, 3; Ezekiel 39:1, 18.
7. leader of exiles returning under Cyrus, according to Ezra 1:8.
8. non-Israel chiefs in P: Genesis 34:2; Numbers 25:18; Joshua 13:21.

† II. [נָשִׂיא] noun [masculine] rising mist, vapour (Arabic bdb067201, bdb067202); — only plural נְשִׂאִים vapours, forming clouds, and portending rain, Jeremiah 10:13 = Jeremiah 51:16, Psalm 135:7, נְשִׂיאִים Proverbs 25:14.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

17:20; 17:20; 23:6; 23:6; 25:16; 34:2

Exodus

16:22; 16:22; 22:27; 22:27; 34:31; 34:31; 35:27; 35:27

Leviticus

4:22

Numbers

1:16; 1:44; 2:3; 3:32; 25:18

Joshua

9:15; 9:18; 9:18; 9:19; 9:21; 13:21; 17:4; 22:14; 22:30; 22:32; 22:32; 22:32

1 Kings

8:1; 11:34

1 Chronicles

2:10; 4:38; 5:6; 7:40

2 Chronicles

1:2; 5:2

Ezra

1:8

Psalms

135:7

Proverbs

25:14

Jeremiah

10:13; 51:16

Ezekiel

7:27; 12:10; 12:12; 19:1; 21:17; 21:30; 22:6; 26:16; 27:21; 30:13; 32:29; 32:29; 34:24; 37:25; 38:2; 38:3; 39:1; 39:18; 44:3; 45:8; 45:8; 45:9

H5387

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Strong's Number H5387 matches the Hebrew נָשִׂיא (nāśî'),
which occurs 134 times in 120 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 3 (Gen 17:20–Num 17:6)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:20 - As for Yishma'el, I have heard you. Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly. He will become the father of twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:6 - "Hear us, my lord. You are a prince of God among us. In the choice of our tombs bury your dead. None of us will withhold from you his tomb, but that you may bury your dead."

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 25:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:16 - These are the sons of Yishma'el, and these are their names, by their villages, and by their encampments: twelve princes, according to their nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 34:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:2 - Shekhem the son of Hamor the Hivvi, the prince of the land, saw her. He took her, lay with her, and humbled her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:22 - It happened that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for each one, and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moshe.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 22:28

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:28 - "You shall not blaspheme God, nor curse a ruler of your people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 34:31

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:31 - Moshe called to them, and Aharon and all the rulers of the congregation returned to him; and Moshe spoke to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:27 - The rulers brought the shoham stones, and the stones to be set, for the efod and for the breastplate;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:22 - "'When a ruler sins, and unwittingly does any one of all the things which the LORD his God has commanded not to be done, and is guilty;

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:16 - These are those who were called of the congregation, the princes of the tribes of their fathers; they were the heads of the thousands of Yisra'el.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 1:44

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:44 - These are those who were numbered, whom Moshe and Aharon numbered, and the princes of Yisra'el, being twelve men: they were each one for his fathers' house.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:3 - Those who encamp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the standard of the camp of Yehudah, according to their divisions: and the prince of the children of Yehudah shall be Nachshon the son of `Amminadav.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:5 - Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Yissakhar: and the prince of the children of Yissakhar shall be Netan'el the son of Tzu`ar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:7 - The tribe of Zevulun: and the prince of the children of Zevulun shall be Eli'av the son of Helon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:10 - "On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Re'uven according to their divisions. The prince of the children of Re'uven shall be Elitzur the son of Shede'ur.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:12 - "Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Shim`on. The prince of the children of Shim`on shall be Shelumi'el the son of Tzurishaddai.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:14 - "The tribe of Gad: and the prince of the children of Gad shall be Elyasaf the son of Re`u'el.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:18 - "On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Efrayim according to their divisions: and the prince of the children of Efrayim shall be Elishama the son of `Ammihud.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:20 - "Next to him shall be the tribe of Menashsheh: and the prince of the children of Menashsheh shall be Gamli'el the son of Pedatzur.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 2:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:22 - "The tribe of Binyamin: and the prince of the children of Binyamin shall be Avidan the son of Gid`oni.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 2:25

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:25 - "On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan according to their divisions: and the prince of the children of Dan shall be Achi`ezer the son of `Ammishaddai.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:27 - "Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the prince of the children of Asher shall be Pag`i'el the son of `Okhran.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 2:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:29 - "The tribe of Naftali: and the prince of the children of Naftali shall be Achira the son of `Enan.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:24

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:24 - The prince of the fathers' house of the Gershoni shall be Elyasaf the son of La'el.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:30

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:30 - The prince of the fathers' house of the families of the Kehati shall be Elitzafan the son of `Uzzi'el.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:32

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:32 - El`azar the son of Aharon the Kohen shall be prince of the princes of the Levites, with the oversight of those who keep the charge of the sanctuary.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:35

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:35 - The prince of the fathers' house of the families of Merari was Tzuri'el the son of Avichayil. They shall encamp on the north side of the tabernacle.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:34 - Moshe and Aharon and the princes of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kehati by their families, and by their fathers' houses,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:46

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:46 - All those who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moshe and Aharon and the princes of Yisra'el numbered, by their families, and by their fathers' houses,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:2 - that the princes of Yisra'el, the heads of their fathers' houses, offered. These were the princes of the tribes. These are they who were over those who were numbered:

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:3 - and they brought their offering before the LORD, six covered wagons, and twelve oxen; a wagon for every two of the princes, and for each one an ox: and they presented them before the tabernacle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:10 - The princes gave offerings for the dedication of the altar in the day that it was anointed, even the princes gave their offerings before the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:11 - The LORD said to Moshe, "They shall offer their offering, each prince on his day, for the dedication of the altar."

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:18 - On the second day Netan'el the son of Tzu`ar, prince of Yissakhar, gave his offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:24 - On the third day Eli'av the son of Helon, prince of the children of Zevulun

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:30

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:30 - On the fourth day Elitzur the son of Shede'ur, prince of the children of Re'uven

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:36

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:36 - On the fifth day Shelumi'el the son of Tzurishaddai, prince of the children of Shim`on

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:42

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:42 - On the sixth day, Elyasaf the son of De`u'el, prince of the children of Gad

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:48

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:48 - On the seventh day Elishama the son of `Ammihud, prince of the children of Efrayim

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:54

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:54 - On the eighth day Gamli'el the son of Pedatzur, prince of the children of Menashsheh

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:60

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:60 - On the ninth day Avidan the son of Gid`oni, prince of the children of Binyamin

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:66

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:66 - On the tenth day Achi`ezer the son of `Ammishaddai, prince of the children of Dan

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:72

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:72 - On the eleventh day Pag`i'el the son of `Okhran, prince of the children of Asher

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:78

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:78 - On the twelfth day Achira the son of `Enan, prince of the children of Naftali

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:84

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:84 - This was the dedication of the altar, on the day when it was anointed, by the princes of Yisra'el: twelve silver platters, twelve silver bowls, twelve golden ladles;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 10:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:4 - If they blow but one, then the princes, the heads of the thousands of Yisra'el, shall gather themselves to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 13:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 13:2 - Send you men, that they may spy out the land of Kana`an, which I give to the children of Yisra'el: of every tribe of their fathers shall you send a man, everyone a prince among them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 16:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:2 - and they rose up before Moshe, with certain of the children of Yisra'el, two hundred fifty princes of the congregation, called to the assembly, men of renown;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 17:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 17:2 - Speak to the children of Yisra'el, and take of them rods, one for each fathers' house, of all their princes according to their fathers' houses, twelve rods: write you every man's name on his rod.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 17:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 17:6 - Moshe spoke to the children of Yisra'el; and all their princes gave him rods, for each prince one, according to their fathers' houses, even twelve rods: and the rod of Aharon was among their rods.

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